| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Edward Sides (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wallace Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean Rickett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Heins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Pickard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Austin Ricketson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leon Gagne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Abe Bad (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Stecker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Radcliff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad inbounds the ball | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Austin Ricketson | 37-48 |
| 19:13 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dean Rickett | 40-48 |
| 19:06 | Central Missouri | Mark Heins steps in front of the Austin Ricketson pass in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 18:54 | Emporia St. | James Pickard knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Wallace Marshall | 42-48 |
| 18:41 | Central Missouri | Leon Gagne drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 18:35 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Austin Ricketson - foul #3 on Austin Ricketson, team foul #1 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell (PG), Lorenzo Rodriguez (SG), Kenneth Coe (SF), Francis Robinson (C) Edward Sides, Wallace Marshall, Dean Rickett, James Pickard | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Lyman Anderson (PG), Fred Woodby (SG), Robert Divers (SF), William Ellis (PF), Charles Mayhew (C) Austin Ricketson, Leon Gagne, Abe Bad, Thomas Stecker, Herbert Radcliff | |
| 18:35 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 18:35 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 18:25 | Central Missouri | Fred Woodby misses the floater from the right side | 44-50 |
| 18:24 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Coe grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 18:14 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Coe's floater is tipped away by Charles Mayhew | 44-50 |
| 18:13 | Central Missouri | William Ellis pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 17:50 | Central Missouri | Lyman Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 17:48 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Francis Robinson | 44-50 |
| 17:42 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Mayhew - foul #1 on Charles Mayhew, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt (SG), Dean Rickett (SF), Craig Lee (PF), James Pickard (C) Lorenzo Rodriguez, Kenneth Coe, Mark Heins, Francis Robinson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Leon Gagne (SG), Abe Bad (SF), Thomas Stecker (PF), Nenad Zwolak (C) Fred Woodby, Robert Divers, William Ellis, Charles Mayhew | |
| 17:42 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 17:42 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 17:40 | Central Missouri | Leon Gagne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Wallace Marshall (SG) Nelson Churchwell | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 17:30 | Emporia St. | Dean Rickett misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 17:28 | Emporia St. | Craig Lee gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 17:14 | Emporia St. | Craig Lee can't finish the layup | 46-50 |
| 17:13 | Emporia St. | Craig Lee snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 16:58 | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt loses the dribble to Abe Bad | 46-50 |
| 16:56 | Central Missouri | Lyman Anderson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Edward Sides (PG) Wallace Marshall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Robert Divers (SG), William Ellis (PF), Herbert Radcliff (C) Leon Gagne, Thomas Stecker, Nenad Zwolak | |
| 16:36 | Emporia St. | Edward Sides can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 16:34 | Central Missouri | William Ellis snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 16:11 | Central Missouri | Lyman Anderson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Abe Bad | 46-53 |
| 15:48 | Emporia St. | James Pickard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 46-53 |
| 15:47 | Emporia St. | James Pickard tips it in | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Edward Sides (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Arthur Pollitt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dean Rickett (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Craig Lee (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Pickard (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Lyman Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Divers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Abe Bad (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Ellis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Herbert Radcliff (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Central Missouri | Herbert Radcliff's pass is intercepted by Edward Sides | 48-53 |
| 15:18 | Emporia St. | Abe Bad steals it from Edward Sides in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 15:16 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad can't finish the layup | 48-53 |
| 15:14 | Emporia St. | James Pickard grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 15:09 | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 15:08 | Central Missouri | Herbert Radcliff grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 14:42 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 14:20 | Emporia St. | Craig Lee buries a runner in the lane | 50-55 |
| 14:00 | Central Missouri | Robert Divers can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 13:58 | Central Missouri | William Ellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 13:38 | Central Missouri | William Ellis scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lyman Anderson | 50-57 |
| 13:33 | Emporia St. | Edward Sides comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Herbert Radcliff - foul #2 on Herbert Radcliff, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Wallace Marshall (SG), Kenneth Coe (SF), Mark Heins (PF), Francis Robinson (C) Arthur Pollitt, Dean Rickett, Craig Lee, James Pickard | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Austin Ricketson (PG), Leon Gagne (SG), Fred Woodby (SF), Thomas Stecker (PF), Charles Mayhew (C) Lyman Anderson, Robert Divers, Abe Bad, William Ellis, Herbert Radcliff | |
| 13:33 | Emporia St. | Edward Sides makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 13:33 | Emporia St. | Edward Sides misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 13:33 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Thomas Stecker | 51-57 |
| 13:29 | Central Missouri | Thomas Stecker can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Heins - foul #2 on Mark Heins, team foul #1 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Freeze (PG) Edward Sides | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 13:29 | Central Missouri | Thomas Stecker makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 13:29 | Central Missouri | Thomas Stecker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 13:09 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Freeze | 53-59 |
| 12:56 | Central Missouri | Fred Woodby misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 12:54 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 12:47 | Emporia St. | John Freeze hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 12:46 | Central Missouri | The rebound goes to Thomas Stecker | 53-59 |
| 12:26 | Central Missouri | Leon Gagne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 12:25 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 12:19 | Emporia St. | The short jumper by Mark Heins is denied by Fred Woodby | 53-59 |
| 12:18 | Emporia St. | Wallace Marshall snags the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 12:11 | Emporia St. | Francis Robinson lays it in uncontested | 55-59 |
| 11:54 | Central Missouri | The jump hook by Thomas Stecker is blocked by Francis Robinson | 55-59 |
| 11:52 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 11:48 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Coe hits a runner from the right block set up by Wallace Marshall | 57-59 |
| 11:44 | Central Missouri | Austin Ricketson is fouled in the backcourt by John Freeze - foul #4 on John Freeze, team foul #2 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell (PG), Lorenzo Rodriguez (SG) John Freeze, Wallace Marshall | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Robert Divers (SF), Nenad Zwolak (C) Fred Woodby, Charles Mayhew | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Nelson Churchwell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Coe (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Heins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Francis Robinson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Austin Ricketson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leon Gagne (tired) 4 pts. SF - Robert Divers (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Stecker (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nenad Zwolak (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak can't connect on a shot from the right block | 57-59 |
| 11:26 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak tips it home | 57-61 |
| 11:10 | Emporia St. | Francis Robinson double dribbles | 57-61 |
| 11:10 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Pickard (C) Francis Robinson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Fred Woodby (SG), Abe Bad (SF), William Ellis (PF) Leon Gagne, Robert Divers, Thomas Stecker | |
| 10:53 | Central Missouri | Austin Ricketson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Abe Bad | 57-63 |
| 10:39 | Emporia St. | William Ellis is called for the reach on Lorenzo Rodriguez - foul #3 on William Ellis, team foul #4 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Wallace Marshall (SG) Kenneth Coe | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Herbert Radcliff (C) Nenad Zwolak | |
| 10:34 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell banks in the layup set up by Wallace Marshall and he's hacked by Fred Woodby - foul #3 on Fred Woodby, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| 10:34 | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 10:30 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad is hacked by Wallace Marshall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wallace Marshall, team foul #3 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Robert Divers (SF) Abe Bad | |
| 10:08 | Central Missouri | William Ellis misses long on a jumper from the right side | 60-63 |
| 10:07 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 10:00 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 09:58 | Central Missouri | Fred Woodby grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 09:55 | Central Missouri | Austin Ricketson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kenneth Coe (SF), Francis Robinson (C) Lorenzo Rodriguez, James Pickard | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Leon Gagne (SG), Abe Bad (SF), Thomas Stecker (PF), Charles Mayhew (C) Fred Woodby, Robert Divers, William Ellis, Herbert Radcliff | |
| 09:41 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Coe | 63-63 |
| 09:23 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad drills a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Mark Heins - foul #3 on Mark Heins, team foul #4 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Edward Sides (PG), Dean Rickett (SF) Nelson Churchwell, Kenneth Coe | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 09:23 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 09:05 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 09:04 | Emporia St. | Francis Robinson grabs the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 08:58 | Emporia St. | Mark Heins hits the easy wide open finger roll | 65-66 |
| 08:48 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad is called for 10 seconds | 65-66 |
| 08:48 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt (PG), Lorenzo Rodriguez (PF), James Pickard (C) Edward Sides, Mark Heins, Francis Robinson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Fred Woodby (SG), Robert Divers (SF), William Ellis (PF), Nenad Zwolak (C) Leon Gagne, Abe Bad, Thomas Stecker, Charles Mayhew | |
| 08:40 | Emporia St. | Lorenzo Rodriguez can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 08:38 | Emporia St. | James Pickard grabs the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 08:28 | Emporia St. | Lorenzo Rodriguez clanks a 3 from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 08:27 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 08:24 | Central Missouri | Dean Rickett is called for the reach on Robert Divers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dean Rickett, team foul #5 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kenneth Coe (SF), Mark Heins (PF) Wallace Marshall, Dean Rickett | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 08:08 | Central Missouri | Robert Divers hits a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kenneth Coe - foul #1 on Kenneth Coe, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Herbert Radcliff (C) Nenad Zwolak | |
| 08:08 | Central Missouri | Robert Divers makes the free throw | 65-69 |
| 07:53 | Emporia St. | Lorenzo Rodriguez misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 07:51 | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt hits the follow up shot | 67-69 |
| 07:29 | Central Missouri | Austin Ricketson is whistled for a carry | 67-69 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Freeze (PG), Wallace Marshall (SG), Nelson Churchwell (SF), Craig Lee (PF) Arthur Pollitt, Lorenzo Rodriguez, Kenneth Coe, Mark Heins | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Lyman Anderson (PG), Leon Gagne (SG), Abe Bad (SF), Thomas Stecker (PF) Austin Ricketson, Fred Woodby, Robert Divers, William Ellis | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - John Freeze (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wallace Marshall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Churchwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Pickard (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Lyman Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Gagne (tired) 4 pts. SF - Abe Bad (tired) 15 pts. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Stecker (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Radcliff (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Emporia St. | Wallace Marshall is fouled on the floor by Leon Gagne - foul #2 on Leon Gagne, team foul #6 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Francis Robinson (C) James Pickard | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Charles Mayhew (C) Herbert Radcliff | |
| 07:02 | Emporia St. | Craig Lee makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by John Freeze | 69-69 |
| 07:00 | Central Missouri | Leon Gagne loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Dean Rickett (SF) Nelson Churchwell | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 06:55 | Emporia St. | Wallace Marshall misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 06:53 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 06:35 | Central Missouri | Francis Robinson steals the ball from Leon Gagne | 69-69 |
| 06:22 | Emporia St. | John Freeze clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-69 |
| 06:21 | Emporia St. | Francis Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 06:01 | Emporia St. | Dean Rickett is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 05:59 | Central Missouri | Charles Mayhew grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 05:41 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Freeze - foul #5 on John Freeze, team foul #7 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Edward Sides (PG), Lorenzo Rodriguez (SG), Nelson Churchwell (SF), Mark Heins (PF), James Pickard (C) John Freeze, Wallace Marshall, Dean Rickett, Craig Lee, Francis Robinson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Austin Ricketson (PG), Robert Divers (SG), William Ellis (PF), Nenad Zwolak (C) Lyman Anderson, Leon Gagne, Thomas Stecker, Charles Mayhew | |
| 05:41 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 05:41 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 05:21 | Emporia St. | James Pickard is called for traveling | 69-70 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Fred Woodby (SG) Abe Bad | |
| 05:19 | Central Missouri | Lorenzo Rodriguez is called for the reach on Austin Ricketson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lorenzo Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kenneth Coe (SF) Nelson Churchwell | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | | |
| 05:19 | Central Missouri | Austin Ricketson makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 05:19 | Central Missouri | Austin Ricketson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 05:00 | Emporia St. | Robert Divers steps in front of the Kenneth Coe pass | 69-72 |
| 04:44 | Central Missouri | Robert Divers misses badly on a floater near the basket | 69-72 |
| 04:42 | Emporia St. | Edward Sides grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 04:25 | Emporia St. | James Pickard scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Edward Sides | 71-72 |
| 04:07 | Central Missouri | Kenneth Coe picks off the pass by Robert Divers | 71-72 |
| 03:50 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Coe knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Nenad Zwolak - foul #2 on Nenad Zwolak, team foul #7 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt (PG), Wallace Marshall (SG), Craig Lee (PF), Francis Robinson (C) Edward Sides, Lorenzo Rodriguez, Mark Heins, James Pickard | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Herbert Radcliff (C) Nenad Zwolak | |
| 03:50 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| 03:50 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Coe makes the free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:32 | Central Missouri | Fred Woodby misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Francis Robinson - foul #2 on Francis Robinson, team foul #9 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell (SF) Kenneth Coe | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Lyman Anderson (PG), Abe Bad (SF) Austin Ricketson, Robert Divers | |
| 03:32 | Central Missouri | Fred Woodby makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 03:32 | Central Missouri | Fred Woodby makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Arthur Pollitt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Marshall (tiring) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Churchwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Lee (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Robinson (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Missouri | PG - Lyman Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Woodby (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Abe Bad (tired) 16 pts. 3 stl. PF - William Ellis (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Herbert Radcliff (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Emporia St. | Craig Lee is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 74-74 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Mark Heins (PF), James Pickard (C) Craig Lee, Francis Robinson | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Leon Gagne (SG), Thomas Stecker (PF) Fred Woodby, William Ellis | |
| 02:57 | Central Missouri | Arthur Pollitt picks off the pass by Thomas Stecker | 74-74 |
| 02:52 | Emporia St. | Arthur Pollitt lays it in | 76-74 |
| 02:52 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Lorenzo Rodriguez (SG), Dean Rickett (SF) Wallace Marshall, Nelson Churchwell | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Austin Ricketson (PG), Robert Divers (SG), Charles Mayhew (PF) Lyman Anderson, Leon Gagne, Thomas Stecker | |
| 02:39 | Central Missouri | Robert Divers hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-76 |
| 02:30 | Emporia St. | James Pickard banks in the layup set up by Arthur Pollitt | 78-76 |
| 02:10 | Central Missouri | Dean Rickett blocks the jumper by Abe Bad | 78-76 |
| 02:09 | Emporia St. | Lorenzo Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 02:09 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nelson Churchwell (SF), Craig Lee (PF) Dean Rickett, Mark Heins | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Fred Woodby (SG), William Ellis (PF), Nenad Zwolak (C) Abe Bad, Charles Mayhew, Herbert Radcliff | |
| 02:00 | Emporia St. | Fred Woodby steals the ball from Craig Lee | 78-76 |
| 01:39 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak misses the lay-in but the foul's on Nelson Churchwell - foul #1 on Nelson Churchwell, team foul #10 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Edward Sides (PG), Wallace Marshall (SG), Dean Rickett (SF), Mark Heins (PF) Arthur Pollitt, Lorenzo Rodriguez, Nelson Churchwell, Craig Lee | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Leon Gagne (SG), Abe Bad (SF), Thomas Stecker (PF) Fred Woodby, Robert Divers, William Ellis | |
| 01:39 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-76 |
| 01:39 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 01:39 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:24 | Emporia St. | James Pickard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-77 |
| 01:22 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad pulls down the rebound | 78-77 |
| 01:05 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak blows the layup but the foul's on Dean Rickett - foul #4 on Dean Rickett, team foul #11 | 78-77 |
| 01:05 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-77 |
| 01:05 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:05 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 01:01 | Emporia St. | Leon Gagne steps in front of the Wallace Marshall pass in the backcourt | 78-78 |
| 00:52 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak hits the finger roll | 78-80 |
| 00:48 | Emporia St. | Leon Gagne picks off the pass by Edward Sides in the backcourt | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Central Missouri | Thomas Stecker misses the jumper from the left wing | 78-80 |
| 00:25 | Central Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Nenad Zwolak | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak is hacked by James Pickard - foul #3 on James Pickard, team foul #12 | 78-80 |
| 00:23 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak misses the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:23 | Central Missouri | Nenad Zwolak misses the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:23 | Emporia St. | James Pickard grabs the defensive rebound | 78-80 |
| 00:19 | Emporia St. | Abe Bad is called for the reach on Edward Sides in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abe Bad, team foul #8 | 78-80 |
| 00:19 | Emporia St. | Edward Sides misses the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:19 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad grabs the defensive rebound | 78-80 |
| 00:16 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad is hacked by Edward Sides in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Sides, team foul #13 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Herbert Radcliff (C) Nenad Zwolak | |
| 00:16 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-80 |
| 00:16 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:16 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad misses the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:16 | Emporia St. | James Pickard snags the defensive board | 78-81 |
| 00:09 | Emporia St. | Herbert Radcliff knocks away the 3 by Wallace Marshall | 78-81 |
| 00:08 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad snags the defensive board | 78-81 |
| 00:07 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Sides - foul #3 on Edward Sides, team foul #14 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Central Missouri | Lyman Anderson (PG), Fred Woodby (SG), William Ellis (PF) Austin Ricketson, Leon Gagne, Thomas Stecker | |
| 00:07 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:07 | Central Missouri | Abe Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Missouri | Central Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Emporia St. | James Pickard drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-83 |
| 00:00 | Central Missouri | Lyman Anderson runs out the clock | 81-83 |